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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       9,574</td>
<td class="r data">       7,946</td>
<td class="r data">    83.0</td>
<td class="r data">       5,686</td>
<td class="r data">       4,897</td>
<td class="r data">    86.1</td>
<td class="r data">       3,888</td>
<td class="r data">       3,049</td>
<td class="r data">    78.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      10,822</td>
<td class="r data">       8,789</td>
<td class="r data">    81.2</td>
<td class="r data">       6,445</td>
<td class="r data">       5,470</td>
<td class="r data">    84.9</td>
<td class="r data">       4,377</td>
<td class="r data">       3,319</td>
<td class="r data">    75.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      12,585</td>
<td class="r data">       9,773</td>
<td class="r data">    77.7</td>
<td class="r data">       7,335</td>
<td class="r data">       5,981</td>
<td class="r data">    81.5</td>
<td class="r data">       5,250</td>
<td class="r data">       3,792</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      13,495</td>
<td class="r data">       9,864</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
<td class="r data">       7,845</td>
<td class="r data">       6,037</td>
<td class="r data">    77.0</td>
<td class="r data">       5,650</td>
<td class="r data">       3,827</td>
<td class="r data">    67.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      13,996</td>
<td class="r data">       9,615</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,058</td>
<td class="r data">       5,902</td>
<td class="r data">    73.2</td>
<td class="r data">       5,938</td>
<td class="r data">       3,713</td>
<td class="r data">    62.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      14,985</td>
<td class="r data">       9,691</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,880</td>
<td class="r data">       6,138</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">       6,105</td>
<td class="r data">       3,553</td>
<td class="r data">    58.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      14,965</td>
<td class="r data">       9,718</td>
<td class="r data">    64.9</td>
<td class="r data">       9,019</td>
<td class="r data">       6,188</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
<td class="r data">       5,946</td>
<td class="r data">       3,530</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      11,509</td>
<td class="r data">       7,863</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">       7,206</td>
<td class="r data">       5,222</td>
<td class="r data">    72.5</td>
<td class="r data">       4,303</td>
<td class="r data">       2,641</td>
<td class="r data">    61.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       4,897</td>
<td class="r data">       3,234</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
<td class="r data">       3,115</td>
<td class="r data">       2,212</td>
<td class="r data">    71.0</td>
<td class="r data">       1,782</td>
<td class="r data">       1,022</td>
<td class="r data">    57.4</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         563</td>
<td class="r data">         354</td>
<td class="r data">    62.9</td>
<td class="r data">         388</td>
<td class="r data">         271</td>
<td class="r data">    69.8</td>
<td class="r data">         175</td>
<td class="r data">          83</td>
<td class="r data">    47.4</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       9,227</td>
<td class="r data">       7,665</td>
<td class="r data">    83.1</td>
<td class="r data">       5,517</td>
<td class="r data">       4,757</td>
<td class="r data">    86.2</td>
<td class="r data">       3,710</td>
<td class="r data">       2,908</td>
<td class="r data">    78.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      10,452</td>
<td class="r data">       8,508</td>
<td class="r data">    81.4</td>
<td class="r data">       6,269</td>
<td class="r data">       5,326</td>
<td class="r data">    85.0</td>
<td class="r data">       4,183</td>
<td class="r data">       3,182</td>
<td class="r data">    76.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      12,149</td>
<td class="r data">       9,443</td>
<td class="r data">    77.7</td>
<td class="r data">       7,135</td>
<td class="r data">       5,821</td>
<td class="r data">    81.6</td>
<td class="r data">       5,014</td>
<td class="r data">       3,622</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      13,074</td>
<td class="r data">       9,559</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
<td class="r data">       7,654</td>
<td class="r data">       5,887</td>
<td class="r data">    76.9</td>
<td class="r data">       5,420</td>
<td class="r data">       3,672</td>
<td class="r data">    67.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      13,585</td>
<td class="r data">       9,348</td>
<td class="r data">    68.8</td>
<td class="r data">       7,873</td>
<td class="r data">       5,774</td>
<td class="r data">    73.3</td>
<td class="r data">       5,712</td>
<td class="r data">       3,574</td>
<td class="r data">    62.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      14,512</td>
<td class="r data">       9,379</td>
<td class="r data">    64.6</td>
<td class="r data">       8,649</td>
<td class="r data">       5,972</td>
<td class="r data">    69.0</td>
<td class="r data">       5,863</td>
<td class="r data">       3,407</td>
<td class="r data">    58.1</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      14,511</td>
<td class="r data">       9,427</td>
<td class="r data">    65.0</td>
<td class="r data">       8,795</td>
<td class="r data">       6,036</td>
<td class="r data">    68.6</td>
<td class="r data">       5,716</td>
<td class="r data">       3,391</td>
<td class="r data">    59.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      11,147</td>
<td class="r data">       7,614</td>
<td class="r data">    68.3</td>
<td class="r data">       7,024</td>
<td class="r data">       5,087</td>
<td class="r data">    72.4</td>
<td class="r data">       4,123</td>
<td class="r data">       2,527</td>
<td class="r data">    61.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       4,734</td>
<td class="r data">       3,114</td>
<td class="r data">    65.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,025</td>
<td class="r data">       2,137</td>
<td class="r data">    70.6</td>
<td class="r data">       1,709</td>
<td class="r data">         977</td>
<td class="r data">    57.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         534</td>
<td class="r data">         331</td>
<td class="r data">    62.0</td>
<td class="r data">         364</td>
<td class="r data">         250</td>
<td class="r data">    68.7</td>
<td class="r data">         170</td>
<td class="r data">          81</td>
<td class="r data">    47.6</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">         339</td>
<td class="r data">         278</td>
<td class="r data">    82.0</td>
<td class="r data">         165</td>
<td class="r data">         138</td>
<td class="r data">    83.6</td>
<td class="r data">         174</td>
<td class="r data">         140</td>
<td class="r data">    80.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">         359</td>
<td class="r data">         277</td>
<td class="r data">    77.2</td>
<td class="r data">         171</td>
<td class="r data">         141</td>
<td class="r data">    82.5</td>
<td class="r data">         188</td>
<td class="r data">         136</td>
<td class="r data">    72.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">         422</td>
<td class="r data">         323</td>
<td class="r data">    76.5</td>
<td class="r data">         192</td>
<td class="r data">         154</td>
<td class="r data">    80.2</td>
<td class="r data">         230</td>
<td class="r data">         169</td>
<td class="r data">    73.5</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         412</td>
<td class="r data">         301</td>
<td class="r data">    73.1</td>
<td class="r data">         187</td>
<td class="r data">         148</td>
<td class="r data">    79.1</td>
<td class="r data">         225</td>
<td class="r data">         153</td>
<td class="r data">    68.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         403</td>
<td class="r data">         263</td>
<td class="r data">    65.3</td>
<td class="r data">         178</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
<td class="r data">         225</td>
<td class="r data">         139</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">         459</td>
<td class="r data">         305</td>
<td class="r data">    66.4</td>
<td class="r data">         222</td>
<td class="r data">         160</td>
<td class="r data">    72.1</td>
<td class="r data">         237</td>
<td class="r data">         145</td>
<td class="r data">    61.2</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         444</td>
<td class="r data">         289</td>
<td class="r data">    65.1</td>
<td class="r data">         217</td>
<td class="r data">         150</td>
<td class="r data">    69.1</td>
<td class="r data">         227</td>
<td class="r data">         139</td>
<td class="r data">    61.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         359</td>
<td class="r data">         249</td>
<td class="r data">    69.4</td>
<td class="r data">         180</td>
<td class="r data">         135</td>
<td class="r data">    75.0</td>
<td class="r data">         179</td>
<td class="r data">         114</td>
<td class="r data">    63.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         155</td>
<td class="r data">         113</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
<td class="r data">          84</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          71</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">          29</td>
<td class="r data">          23</td>
<td class="r data">    79.3</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    36.4</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    44.4</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     0.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    87.5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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